Cattle guard



July 28, 1931. A. 1.. JONES 1,816,807

CATTLE GUARD Filed Oct. 23, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor JZf/Pd 54702206 A/ By 24m 4052.

A iiomey July 28, 1931. A. L. JONES 1,816,807

CATTLE GUARD Filed Oct. 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I n venfor JZfredL Jazzea' A itorney Patented July 28, 1931 I 1,816,807

UN D STATES PATENT oFFicE ALFRED LEE JONES, OF GREEN CITY, MISSOURI CATTLE GUARD Y Application filed October 23, 1929. Serial No. 401,682.

"The present invention relates to certain are fixed the forward ends of curved side new and useful improvements in anti-goring' bars which project to the sides of the head devices,-andhas as its primary object certain of the animal terminating about below the new and useful improvements in an anti-gorears thereof.

'5 Eng device for bulls which forms the subject Links 11 are pivotally connected as at 12 matter of Patent No. 1,7 05,220 granted to me with these bars 10 and have elongated slots under date of March12, 1929. 1 1. Guide brackets 15 are mounted on the A very important object of the invention sides of the yoke 5 and the links extend thereresides in the-provision of a cattle guard of through and each side bracket has a pin this nature which gives the cattle freedom 16 projecting through a slot 14:. This arof movement for ordina-rylgrazing purposes. rangement provides, because of a certain A further important object of the invenamountof flexibility ofthe material of the tion resides in the provision of a device of bar '8, for a movement of the forehead blade this nature which iscomparatively simple in 9, with relation to the neck hand, during the wits construction and may be manufactured movement of the animal.

at a low cost and yet be found thoroughly A guide bracket 17 is fixed at the bottom end of the forehead plate 9 and has upper efiicient and reliable inuse.

With the above and numerous other oband lower forwardly projecting slotted ears jects in view as will appear as the description 18 and 19' respectively at the ends thereof.

proceeds, the invention resides in certain An upwardly directed lip 20 is formed on 7% novel features of construction, and in the the front end of the ear 19. A rod 21 is slidabi ti d ngement of parts as ble through the slots of the cars 18 and 19 will be hereinafter more fully described and and terminates-at its ends in a curved rear- 1 claimed. Wardly directed extension 22, the end of In the drawings: g which is inthe form of a point to engage Figure 1 is aside elevation of the device 1 the 11056 of the animal.

embodying the features of my invention I A nose ring 23 is pivotally engaged as at showing the same on the head of an animal, 24: with the rod21. The upper end of the Figure 2 is a front elevation thereof, rod 21 terminates in an eye 25 received on Figure 3is a topplan view thereof, the crank 9f a crank shaft 26 which is jour- Figure 4 is a'sectional View taken substannaled in the cars 27 projecting forwardly tially on the line 14 of Figure 1, from the front ends of the side bars 10. On Figure 5 is a, detail sectional view taken the ends of this crank shaft there are formed substantially on the line 55 of Figure 1, forwardly. and downwardly curved exten- Figure 6 is a perspective view of a guide sions 29 terminating in points and these exbracket, tensions are connected by a cross member 80.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of one of A spring 31 is connected to the cross memthe side links. ber and with the head bar 8 to normally hold Referring to the drawings in detail it will the extensions 29 upwardly. be seen that the numeral 5 denotesa collar or From the above detailed description it will 99 yoke 'disposed about the neck of the animal be seen that if the animal attempts to butt and being of the split type having the ends any object the extensions 29 will be swung at the bottom and terminating in downwarddownwardly and prick the animals face and ly projected apertured ears 6 to be fastened simultaneously the rod 21 will be lifted up- V F together by suitable fastening means 7. wardly by the actionof the crank shaft so. A head bar 8 projects forwardly from the that the extension 22 will prick the animals top of the yoke over the head of the animal nose. and extends down in front of its forehead, 'Of course the spring 31 returns the parts and on the front terminal thereof has at andholds them in normal position shown taehed thereto a forehead plate 9 on which in Figure 1. 1m

It is thought that the constructi0n,operatron, utility and advantages of this invention Wlll now be qulte apparent to those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof.

Thepresent embodiment of the invention.

has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purposes of exemplification since in actual practice 1t attains the features of'advantage enumerated as desirable in the I statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the de tails of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Havin thus described my invention, what i claim as new is:

fixed to the plate and extending rearwardly and sidewardly, links pivotally engaged with the rear ends of'the side bars having longitudinally extending slots, guidebrackets on the sides of the yoke through which the links and through the said slots for limiting the sliding movement of the links, and a noseengaging piercing element, and means for actuating said element mounted on said forehead plate. i Y

2: In an anti-goring device for bulls comprising a head framecomprising a neck yoke,

a head bar projecting forwardly fromthe top I r of the yoke and terminating-in a downward- 1y disposed terminal, a forehead plate fixed to the terminal, side bars fixed to the plate and extending rearwardly and sidewardly,

links pivotally engaged with the, rear ends of the side bars having longitudinally extending slots, guide brackets on the sides of the yoke through which the links slidably extend, and pins in the side brackets and through the slots, another guide bracket on the forehead plate, a rod slidable through the bracket and having at its bottom end a rearwardlycurved pointed extension, a nose ring pivotally engaged with the rod adjacent this extension, the upper end of the rod terminating in an eye, ears projecting from the forward ends of the side bars, a crankshaftjournaled in the ears having its crank disposed between the ears and; received in the eyejand curved extensions on the ends of the crank shaft terminating in points, a cross member between the last mentioned extensions, and a spring engaged with the cross member and with the head bar. V

3. An anti-goring device for bulls of the class described comprising a head frame comprising a neck yoke, a head bar projecting forwardly from the top of the yoke, and terminating in a downwardly disposed terminal, a forehead plate fixed to the terminal, side bars fixed to the plate and extending rearwardly and sidewardly, links pivotally engaged with the ,rear ends of the side bars and having longitudinally extending slots, and guide brackets on the sides of the yoke through which the links slidably extend, and pins in the side brackets and through the said slots, and another guide bracket on the forehead plate, a rod slidable through the bracket and having at its bottom end a rearwardly curved pointed extension, the nose ring pivotally engaged with the rod'adjacent its extension, the upper end of the rod terminating in an eye, and ears projecting from the forward ends of the side bars, a crank shaft j ournaled in the ears having its crank disposed between the ears and received in the eye and curved extensions on the ends of the crank shaft terminating in piercing points,

said other guide bracket comprising a plate secured upon the lower portion ofthe fore: head plate, and-right angularly and outwardly disposed portions on each edgeof the plate, and an upwardly directed portion on the end of the upper of said portions for limiting the V v motion of the crank;

slidably extend, and pins in the side brackets In testimony whereof Iaflix signature.

1 ALFRED LEE JONES. 

